"We care about our fans and in the more than five years that we've been in existence, we've been incident-free in and around our home facility," said Craig Goslin, the hockey club's managing partner.

Goslin said the safety status is largely because of the beefed-up presence of city police and sheriff's deputies.

Even that is no guarantee, as two hockey fans learned Saturday when they parked about four blocks from TheDow Event Center, Goslin said.

"After parking their car, they were walking near East Genesee and Jefferson when two men approached them, threatened them and asked for their belongings," Goslin said.

The intended victims took off and called 911.

"In less than five minutes, the police apprehended two suspects," Goslin said. "We are extremely proud of our partnership with the city police and the Sheriff's Department."
Goslin said he encourages fans to park in well-lit areas and walk in large groups.